A ground stop was issued at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday morning after the air traffic control tower was evacuated due to smoke.
A burning smell had been detected from an elevator.
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Arrivals and departures were temporarily paused.
“An FAA spokesperson confirmed there was no fire and the controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell from an elevator,” ABC7 New York wrote.
“The ground stop at Newark was lifted just after 8:30 a.m. Newark’s ground stop came amid regional travel chaos; nearby LaGuardia Airport closed hours earlier following a plane-truck collision on a runway,” it continued.
Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a ground stop Monday morning after a report of smoke in the air traffic control tower.
An FAA spokesperson confirmed there was no fire and the controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell from an elevator.
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— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) March 23, 2026
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